Hair winder



Jan. 26, 1943. E, YVEN ET AL 2,309,373

HAIR WINDER Filed Sept. 26. 1942 INVENTOR.

Emu: J YvEN 3y PW/IV 2 M/c/lflfzs ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 26, 1943 HAIR WINDER Emile J. Yven, Jackson Heights, N. Y., and Edwin B. Michaels, Stamford, Conn., assignors to Clairol, Incorporated, Stamford, Conn, a-corporation of Connecticut Application September 26, 1942, Serial No. 459,886

7 Claims.

This invention relates generally to the treatment and dressing of womens hair and is more particularly directed to winding appliances, such as are customarily employed for supporting the hair for treatment, in the production of coiffures of various types or styles.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device for winding women's hair, which may readily be used by the inexpert as well as the experienced hair dresser in attaining more satisfactory and eflicient results than have been possible with available devices of the kind, especially in producing those styles of hair arrangements which call for socalled permanent setting of the hair.

It is also an important objective of this invention to provide a device possessing the aforesaid advantages and characteristics, whereby a uniform distribution of a waving or relaxing solution applied to the hair wound or wrapped thereon is assured, our device being so designed a's-to provide for the rapid penetration of the solution to the innermost coils of the hair windings, so that the preparation of the hair for treatment may be more expeditiously accomplished for the formation of a hair wave that will have a greater degree of permanence than heretofore.

More specifically, it is another important object of this invention to provide a hair winding device or appliance, as aforementioned, which may be manufactured of plastic, wood or other preferred suitable material, the components thereof being so conformed and assembled for cooperative functioning that the device may be most economically produced and will be extremely durable.

Other objects and advantages flowing from the practicing of our invention will become manifest as the description proceeds.

For the purposes of this disclosure, we have shown a preferred embodiment of our invention, as it may be produced in any suitable material, it being understood that certain changes in structural detail, as hereinafter pointed out, or otherwise, may be effected to meet production or other requirements, within the spirit and scope hereof.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a view in elevation of our winding appliance, showing the disposition of a strand of hair wrapped or wound upon the mandrel thereof in dash and dot lines.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the winding device shown in the preceding figure.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of a fragment of the right end portion of the appliance, as viewed in Figures 1 and 2, to illustrate the manner in which the hair retainer bar is secured to the mandrel or winding, rod, in functioning position. i

Figure 4 is a transverse section on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a similar view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1; and

Figure 6 is a view in perspective of the right end portion of the device, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, in which like characters of reference are employed to designate similar parts in the several views, the winding rod or mandrel ll) of the device is formed with a concave periphery, as at ll, one end of the mandrel having an integral axial extension of reduced diameter forming a neck H which carries a head or knob I3, preferably knurled, as at I4, whereby the mandrel may be readily grasped between the fingers of the operator, for appropriate manipulation, in a hair winding operation.

The opposite end of the rod or mandrel I0 is undercut, as at I, in the formation of the integral axial extension l6, preferably of the configuration shown and embodying opposite flat surfaces Ila, the cross-sectional area of the extension being less than that of the mandrel, to facilitate the connection of the hair retainer bar in functioning association with the mandrel, as hereinafter explained.

As will be noted, the periphery of the winding rod or mandrel III is provided with a series of circumferential equidistantly spaced slots or grooves which, as herein shown, extend from end to end thereof, the alternate slots or grooves I8 and I9,

being of different widths. If preferred, all of the slots may be of the same width and certain or all of them may terminate inwardly of one of the respective ends of the winding rod or mandrel.

These longitudinally disposed grooves or slots l8 and I! may be produced in the mandrel or winding rod l0, by any appropriate process, so that the base-defining surfaces of diametrically opposite grooves are approximately parallel, all

of the grooves, preferably, being of uniform depth, the depth of each groove in the illustrated dian line of the mandrel, because of its concave curvature.

A hair retainer bar which, as herein shown, embodies enlarged end portions Na and [lb connected by a narrow body section l1, the width of the bar sections corresponding roughly to the width of the mandrel portions which they overlie, when the retainer bar is secured in juxtaposition to the mandrel in the functioning of the device.

The end Ila of the retainer bar is provided with parallel apertures 20, 2|, through which a cord 22, or other suitable flexible element, is reversely entered or threaded for the formation of a loop 23, one end of the cord being knotted, as at 24, on the outer surface of the retainer bar over the aperture 20. The loop, thus formed, is engageable with the aforesaid reduced diameter neck portion M of the mandrel II), for swivelly connecting the retainer bar to the mandrel for relative movement and efiecting its adjustment in parallelism with the longitudinal axis of the mandrel, as the cord is drawn upwardly through the aperture 2|, in which it is entered in the formation of the aforesaid loop 23, for connection to the opposite end of the mandrel, as hereinafter explained.

The other end Ilb of the retainer bar is also provided with apertures, preferably relatively offset, as at 25, 25, an open end slot 21, the axis of which is between said apertures 25, 26, cooperating with the curved end extremities lie of the retainer bar to form a jaw, for the purposes which will be explained.

The free end of the cord 22, as will be seen from Figures 1 and 2, is carried across the outer surfaces of the retainer bar I1, to be threaded inwardly through the aperture 25 and in the reverse direction through the aperture 26, to produce a loop 28 which is engageable with the undercut surface I5 of the mandrel, by passing it over the outer end of the axial extension 16, the bar being secured in adjusted position, parallel to the axis of the mandrel, as pointed out, in the snubbing of the free end of the cordin the jaw of the bar, by disposing it across the top of the bar portion adjacent the aperture 25, as at 29, reversing it in engagement with the undersurface of the bar, as at 30, and finally entering it in the slot 21, as at 3!.

In the employment of my winding device, the mandrel is held by the knob I3 between the fingers of the left hand and a strand of hair which has been previously wet with the softening liquid, is wound or wrapped upon the winding rod or mandrel, by first positioning the end of the strand thereon and then revolving the mandrel between the fingers by means of the knob, while the hair is guided into position on the mandrel by the other hand, until the hair windings have been multiplied sufficiently to prevent relative movement between the mandrel and the innermost hair winding or coil, when the fingers of both hands of the operator may be used to twirl or manipulate the mandrel to complete the winding operation, it being obvious that the hair may be tightly or loosely wound, at the option of the operator.

When the hair winding operation has been completed, the retaining bar I! may be connected to the knob end of the mandrel by passing the loop 23 of the cord 22 thereover, to locate the loop upon the neck I4. The retainer bar is then disposed longitudinally of the mandrel in superimposed relation to the outermost coil of hair,

with its end llb substantially in registration with the contiguous end of the mandrel and held in this position by the fingers of one hand. If necessary, the area of the loop 23 may be reduced by drawing on the cord 22 to pull it outwardly through the aperture 2| to assure the proper positioning of the retainer bar in engagement with the coiled hair at theknob end of the mandrel. The loop 28 of the cord is then slipped over the head of the extension l6, intoengagement with the shoulder I5 and the loop tightened, in response to the withdrawal of the cord through the aperture 26, the fixation of the retainer bar to the mandrel being completed in the snubbing engagement of the cord with the jaw of the retainer bar, in the manner heretofore described. This means for interlockingly connecting the retainer bar to the mandrel not only provides a simple and easily accomplished method of retaining the hair in position upon the rod or mandrel, but one which insures the retention of the hair in wound position until the operator. desires to remove the rod. There is no possibility of the hair becoming loose upon the device, or of relative shifting of the mandrel and the hair windings, as may occur in other types of kindred appliances, which may be dislocated from their functioning position by the hand of the operator accidentally coming into contact therewith, during the manipulation of adjacent devices.

The setting or waving solution is now applied to the outermost winding of the hair upon the mandrel, to percolate through the hair windings and thoroughly wet the wound strand in its entirety. This desirable and highly essential end is attained in the practicing of this invention, by the provision of the aforesaid longitudinal grooves I8 and I9 in the body-portion of the mandrel, the liquid issuing therethrough inducing a capillary action which is effective to produce a rapid penetration of the layer of hair windings and permeate the innermost coils, even in the area where the hair is compactly massed or of greatest thickness. Consequently, the entire strand of hair wound upon my rod or mandrel is uniformly saturated, so that the subsequent setting attains a degree of permanency that cannot be obtained in the use of prior devices, in which the inner ends of portions of the coiled strand of hair are usually found to be insufl'lciently or non-uniformly saturated with the setting solution.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided a simple hair winding appliance for use in preparing the hair for dressing in various styles or modes, in which recourse to a setting solution is essentiaLwhereby a more thorough application of such solution to the hair under treatment is made possible and a greater degree of permanency of the wave in the ultimate styling produced by the operator, may be effected.

It will be understood that in positioning the retaining bar in functioning association with the mandrel, the steps in adjusting the cord for securing the bar in place need not be followed in the exact sequence herein outlined, being susceptible to variation to suit the convenience of the operator. For example, the mandrel may be applied to the hair strand withthe bar loosely supported therefrom by the loop 23 and the loop subsequently tightened by drawing on the cord adjacent the aperture 20, prior to the performance of the snubbing step.

We claim:

1. A winding rod for use in the treatment of womens hair, including a mandrel having a concave periphery formed with a plurality of longitudinal circumferentially spaced grooves, the base-defining surfaces of diametrically oppositely located grooves being parallel, a hair retaining bar and flexible means for connecting said retainer bar to said mandrel for relative movement, said connecting means being adjustable relative to said bar and said mandrel for securing said bar in overlying engagement with said mandrel and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof.

2. A winding rod for use in the treatment of womens hair, including a mandrel having a concave periphery formed with a plurality of longitudinal circumferentially spaced grooves, the base-defining surfaces of diametrically oppositely located grooves being parallel, an axial extension at one end of said mandrel forming a finger grip for manipulating said mandrel, an axial drel, a hair retainer bar, flexible means for connecting said bar to said mandrel in juxtaposition to such finger grip, for relative movement to said mandrel, said flexible means embodying a portion connectable to the axial extension at the other end of said mandrel and a further portion adjustable relative to said retainer bar for frictional engagement therewith when the bar is disposed in superposed relation to said mandrel, to secure the bar in the latter position.

3. A winding device for use in the treatment of womens hair, including a mandrel having a concave periphery, an axial extension at one end of said mandrel forming a finger grip for manipulating said mandrel, an axial extension at the opposite end of said mandrel, a hair retainer bar, flexible means for connecting said bar to said mandrel in juxtaposition to such finger grip, for relative movement to said mandrel, said flexible means embodying a portion connectable to the axial extension at the other end of said mandrel and a further portion adjustable relative to said retainer bar for frictional engagement therewith when the bar is disposed in superposed relation to said mandrel, to secure the bar in the latter position.

4. A winding device for use in the treatment of womens hair, in which a hair waving or relaxing solution is applied to the hair wound upon such device, having a concave peripheral surface interrupted longitudinally by circumferentially spaced grooves, a hair retainer bar connected to said mandrel and flexible connecting means carried by said retainer bar engageable with said mandrel and adjustable relative to said bar and said mandrel, when the bar is disposed upon hair wound upon said mandrel in parallel relation to the longitudinal axis of said mandrel, to secure the bar to said mandrel and maintain the hair in wound condition thereon for the application of the hair setting solution thereto, said grooves functioning beneath the innermost winding of hair superimposed upon said mandrel to induce a capillary action, to cause the liquid to thoroughly saturate the hair windings in a complete penetration thereof, from the outermost winding to that directly superimposed upon the periphery of said mandrel.

5. A winding rod for use in the treatment of womens hair, including a mandrel having a concave periphery formed with a plurality of longitudinal circumferentially spaced grooves, the base-defining surfaces of diametrically oppositely extension at the opposite end of said manlocated grooves being parallel, an axial extension at one end of said mandrel forming a finger grip for manipulating said mandrel, an axial extension at the opposite end of said mandrel, a hair retainer bar, flexible means for swively connecting said retainer bar to one end of said mandrel to admit of the rotative movement of the mandrel, relative to said bar, and adapted to be connected to the opposite end of said mandrel when the retainer bar is disposed in superimposed parallel relation thereto, to secure said bar to said mandrel in the latter position.

6. A winding rod for use in the treatment of womens hair, including a mandrel having a concave periphery formed with a plurality of longitudinal circumferentially spaced grooves, the base-defining surfaces of diametrically oppositely located grooves being parallel, an axial extension at one end of said mandrel forming a finger grip for manipulating said mandrel, an axial extension at the opposite end of said mandrel, a hair retainer bar, flexible means for swivelly connecting said retainer bar to one end of said mandrel to admit of the rotative movement of the mandrel, relative to said bar, and adapted to be connected to the opposite end of said mandrel when the retainer bar is disposed in superimposed parallel relation thereto, to secure said bar to said mandrel in the latter position; said connecting means comprising a, cord embodying loops engageable with the respective axial extensions of said mandrel, one end of said cord being positively connected to said retainer bar, the other end of said cord being free for effecting movement of the cord relative to the bar and to the mandrel and means on the retainer bar for frictional engagement by the cord adjacent its free end, to secure the retainer bar in position longitudinally of said mandrel, as aforesaid.

7. A winding rod for use in the treatment of womens hair, including a mandrel having a concave periphery formed with a plurality of iongitudinal circumferentially spaced grooves, the base-defining surfaces of diametrically oppositely located grooves being parallel, an axial, extension at one end of said mandrel forming a finger grip for manipulating said mandrel, an axial extension at the opposite end of said mandrel, a hair retainer bar, flexible means for connecting said retainer bar .to said mandrel, said connecting means comprising a cord connected to one end ofsaid bar in a loop formation, the cord being adjustable through such end of the bar to vary the area of the loop, said loop being adapted for engagement with the neck at one end of the mandrel, the cord extending along the body of the retainer bar to the opposite end thereof and being reeved therethrough in opposite directions to form a second loop for connection to the undercut surfaces of the axial extension at the other end of the mandrel, said cord being adjustable through the respective retainer bar ends in engagement with the mandrel surfaces about which the cord is looped in positioning the bar in association with the mandrel and means for frictionally" engaging said cord with the retainer bar, when the cord is adjusted relative to said retainer bar and said mandrel, to maintain said bar in longitudinal alinement with said mandrel, said latter means including a jaw formed at one end of the retainer bar, in which the free end of thecord is adapted to be entered in a snubbing operation to secure it to the retainer bar.

EMILE J. YVEN. EDWIN B. MICHAELS. 

